
Scrum Master
OneStream Software
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $104,000 - $130,000 per year
About the role
- Facilitate and guide IS Operations and Application teams on the effective application of Agile/Scrum concepts, values, practices, and principles, with a focus on improving team effectiveness.
- Lead and manage multiple Scrum teams in their day-to-day activities, including conducting Agile ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
- Support technical teams during backlog refinement by gathering and refining user stories, defining technical considerations, and ensuring that all technical requirements are well understood and actionable.
- Ability to recognize and coach on the need to break down stories into manageable chunks.
- Establish schedules, create working agreements, facilitate discussions, and resolve any roadblocks that may hinder sprint goals.
- Assist with data management in the adoption and utilization of project management tools.
- Utilize Agile metrics and retrospective actions to assess Agile maturity and identify opportunities for process and practice improvement, leveraging project management tools and team dashboards.
- Track and remove impediments to enhance the efficiency and productivity of technical teams.
- Represent Agile teams and provide updates on development and release statuses to Operations’ Management and/or Product Owners.
- Facilitate and ensure effort estimation is effectively performed within teams, utilizing planning poker or other tools.
- Coordinate across Operations’ teams as required to manage cross-functional dependencies, resource planning, and technical considerations.
- Rotation of Scrum of Scrum facilitation and coach/mentor other Scrum Masters.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in a software environment.
- Certification such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM) from Scrum Alliance.
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, frameworks, Scrum theory, and practices.
- Proficiency in Agile techniques, including user stories, continuous integration, continuous testing, pairing, and automated testing.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present to executive sponsors and interact with both technical and non-technical staff across all management levels.
- Proven ability to make decisive business decisions and resolve issues effectively.
- Advanced JIRA skills and an affinity for technology.
Benefits
- Vision
- Medical
- Life
- Dental
- 401K
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Agile methodologiesScrumuser storiescontinuous integrationcontinuous testingautomated testingbacklog refinementsprint planningsprint reviewseffort estimation
Soft Skills
communication skillscoachingproblem-solvingdecision-makingfacilitationteam effectivenessconflict resolutionmentoringorganizational skillspresentation skills
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM)